第四週．週六
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晨興餧養
太十六２５『因為凡要救自己魂生命的，必喪失魂生命；凡為我喪失自己魂生命的，必得著魂生命。』
來十二２『望斷以及於耶穌，就是我們信心的創始者與成終者；祂為那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架，便坐在神寶座的右邊。』
喪失魂意思是喪失魂的享受，而得著魂意思是有魂的享受。
關於喪失魂，主並沒有說到受苦。…喪失魂表面上是受苦，實際上卻是真正的喜樂。倘若一位姊妹因饒恕她的丈夫而喪失魂，那麼對她和她的家庭就是一件喜樂的事，結局就是建立起正確的家庭生活。召會建造的原則也相同。喪失我們魂的享受是喜樂，因為結果我們看見召會的建造。如果你樂意實際的喪失你的魂，別人就要被你滋養，並藉著你建造起來。這不是受苦，乃是喜樂。（李常受文集一九七八年第一冊，一一○、一一五頁。）
信息選讀
主並沒有流著淚去釘十字架，反之，祂是歡歡喜喜的去。祂上十字架就是喪失祂的魂。但因為祂豫見其結果，祂並不為著自己要喪失魂而感覺難過。祂知道藉著祂的死，就要結出許多子粒來。（約十二24。）
人在神之外所尋找的所有娛樂，都是為著魂的滿足。當他們聽音樂或享受某些運動的時候，他們很快樂。香港有許多人喜歡打麻將；對他們來說，那是最好的娛樂和享受。…凡在靈裏得了重生，而仍然打麻將的人，在主來的時候，至終必要喪失他的魂。對他來說，不打麻將使他的魂受苦。…若是他現在不喪失魂，當主回來時就要喪失魂。主會對他說，『因為你是這樣救你的魂，所以現在你必須喪失它。』…拯救魂就是保守魂在它的享受中。
神…自己甚至曾被地所棄絕。當祂在肉體裏來時，祂被棄絕。今世，就是召會時代，乃是世界棄絕基督的時代。因著被棄絕，所以祂今天在這地上沒有喜樂。作為祂的跟從者，我們有分於祂的定命。我們這些跟隨主耶穌之人的定命，是不受這世界歡迎，反而被世界棄絕。所以這個世代不是讓我們的魂得著享受的時候，而是喪失這享受的時候。主耶穌回來的時候，將是祂享受這地的時候。撒但要被捆綁，基督要恢復這地，全地都要為祂所統治。到那時，基督將享受這地，同時所有跟隨祂的人也要有分於這享受。這就是馬太二十五章二十一和二十三節的意思；這兩節都說，『好，良善又忠信的奴僕，你在不多的事上既是忠信的，我要把許多事派你管理；進來享受你主人的快樂。』在千年國期間，這事將要發生；那時主耶穌要取回這地，且要享受這地。因著再度據有這地，主要得著享受；並要請祂的跟隨者，同夥，進入祂的享受。這就是我們魂的得救。
主使一位弟兄有負擔給另一位弟兄一筆款項，但仇敵試誘他降低這數額。當這位弟兄蒙光照，看到仇敵的詭計時，他就說，『撒但，如果你再對我說這件事，我要把所有的都給出去…。』我們失去有一大筆存款的快樂，就是喪失我們的魂。（李常受文集一九七八年第一冊，一一五、一二七至一二八、一三一至一三二頁。）
參讀：生命的基本功課，第四課。
WEEK 4 — DAY 6
Morning Nourishment
Matt. 16:25 For whoever wants to save his soul-life shall lose it; but whoever loses his soul-life for My sake shall find it.
Heb. 12:2 Looking away unto Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.
To lose the soul means to lose the enjoyment of the soul, and to gain the soul means to have the enjoyment of the soul.
With respect to the losing of the soul, the Lord did not speak about suffering…Apparently the losing of the soul is a suffering, but actually it is a real joy. If a sister loses her soul by forgiving her husband, that will be a joy to her and to her family. It will issue in the building up of the proper family life. The same is true in principle with the building of the church. To lose our soulish enjoyment is a joy because as a result we see the building up of the church. If you are willing to lose your soul in a practical way, others will be nourished by you and built up through you. This is not a suffering; it is a joy. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Exercise of the Kingdom for the Building of the Church,” pp. 90, 94)
Today’s Reading
The Lord did not go to the cross with tears; rather, He went joyfully [cf. Heb. 12:2]. His going to the cross was His losing of His soul. But because He foresaw the result, He did not feel sorry for Himself about losing His soul. He knew that through His death many grains would be brought forth (John 12:24).
All the amusements people seek outside of God are for the satisfaction of the soul. When they listen to music or enjoy certain sports, they are happy. Many in Hong Kong like to play mah-jongg. To them, that is the best entertainment and enjoyment…Anyone who has been regenerated in his spirit but still plays mahjongg will eventually lose his soul at the Lord’s coming. For him to refrain from playing mah-jongg is to cause his soul to suffer…If he does not lose it now, he will lose it when the Lord comes back. The Lord will say to him, “Because you saved your soul so much, now you must lose it.”…To save the soul is to preserve the soul in its enjoyment.
God …Himself has even been rejected by the earth. When He came in the flesh, He was rejected. This present age, the age of the church, is the age of the world’s rejection of Christ. Because Christ has been rejected, at present He has no joy on this earth. As His followers, we share His destiny. Our destiny as followers of the Lord Jesus is not to be welcomed by this world; instead, it is to be rejected. Therefore, this age is not the time for us to have enjoyment for our soul; it is the time for us to lose this enjoyment. When the Lord Jesus comes back, that will be the time for Him to enjoy the earth. Satan will be bound, Christ will recover the earth, and the entire earth will be under His reign. At that time Christ will enjoy the earth, and all His followers will participate in this enjoyment. This is the meaning of Matthew 25:21 and 23, both of which say, “Well done, good and faithful slave. You were faithful over a few things; I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your master.” This will take place during the millennium when the Lord Jesus will reclaim the earth and enjoy it. By repossessing the earth, the Lord will have enjoyment. Then He will ask His followers, His partners, to enter into His joy. This will be the saving of our soul.
The Lord burdened one brother to give a certain amount of money to another. But the enemy tempted him to lower the amount. When the brother was enlightened to see the tactics of the enemy, he said, “Satan, if you speak to me about this again, I’ll give everything away…” To lose our pleasure at having a large savings account is to lose our soul. (CWWL, 1978, vol. 1, “The Exercise of the Kingdom for the Building of the Church,” pp. 94, 104-105, 107)
Further Reading: CWWL, 1979, vol. 1, “Basic Lessons on Life,” lsn. 4
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